October 12, 2016 • Vol. 14, No. 47
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DVUSD board candidates discuss district issues and goals ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
ANTHEM – Six candidates are running for three available seats on the Deer Valley Unified School District Governing Board, and they met for a candidate forum in Anthem on Monday night. Canyon Springs PTSA, Highland Lakes PTSO, Terramar PTSA, and Deer Valley Votes 4 Kids organized the forum, which was attended by about 20 people. Incumbents Michael (Greg) Gregoire and Ann Ordway attended the forum, as well as Darcy Tweedy, Jennie Paperman, Bob Stambach, and Jenny Frank. Candidates offering opening and closing statements and were given the
Cave Creek Council exploring possibilities to preserve 4,000 acres of open land TARA ALATORRE STAFF
Pictured: DVUSD board candidates Greg Gregoire, Darcy Tweedy, Ann Ordway, Jennie Paperman, Bob Stambach, and Jenny Frank.
opportunity to answer every question presented. Gregoire spoke first, noting that this would be his third term and that he currently serves as president of the board.
“I think the last four years, we’ve really done a lot of great things in Deer Valley,” he said.
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CAVE CREEK – The Cave Creek Town Council unanimously agreed to execute an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona State Land Department and passed a moratorium restricting new water service connections for the Desert Hills water system during its meeting on Monday, Oct. 3. The IGA or intergovernmental agreement essentially allows the town to hire a consultant firm and explore the possibilities of preserving 4,000 acres of land near Cave Creek by utilizing the federal government’s Clean
Water Act’s compensatory mitigation program. Essentially, developers who want to purchase state land that requires environmental mitigation would be able to acquire the land, and then pay for preservation and mitigation efforts on a portion of land set aside in Cave Creek. The 4,000 acres of land the town and state are looking to preserve is the same annexed 4,000 acre parcel of land the town unsuccessfully attempted to purchase from the state in 2009 for its conservation efforts.
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The art of doing good
Empty Bowls to be held Oct. 21 at Harold’s Corral ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
CAVE CREEK – In Arizona, an estimated 434,840 children don’t know where their next meal is coming from, according to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap, released in April 2016. This and other reports indicate that Arizona’s rate of food insecurity is higher than the national average, and many children are suffering the effects of not having sufficient food available to them. These are bleak statistics, with no easy solutions to solving the problems of world hunger or statewide food insecurity, but
Photo courtesy of Empty Bowls organizers
Pictured are some of the bowls that will be available for purchase at this year’s Empty Bowls event in Cave Creek.
FORUM: CCUSD board candidate
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around the world, including right here in the north valley, people are getting together to try to help. The Empty Bowls Project is self-described as an international grassroots effort to raise both money and awareness in the fight to end hunger, and Empty Bowls events are held around the country in support of organizations like food banks that provide resources for people in need. Through Empty Bowls, artists create unique bowls, which event participants purchase, and all proceeds support designated non-profit organizations.
THEATER:
Daisy Mountain substation Cactus Shadows Improv Troupe
forum on Oct. 17
design plans shared
holds first show this school year
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For 16 years, local artist Carole Perry of the Sonoran Arts League has chaired the local Empty Bowls project, which supports the Foothills Food Bank. Perry and other local artists donate their time and talents making over 2,000 bowls, which are sold at the north valley’s Empty Bowls event, which will be held this year on Friday, Oct. 21, 11a.m.1 p.m., at Harold’s Corral in Cave Creek. Empty Bowls is one of the largest fundraisers of the year
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OTHER : • Bluhm Column
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• Service Directory
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• Classified Ads
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